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Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Entretenida, diferente a lo normal, no me arrepiento de haberme tomado el tiempo de ir
GetYourGuide traveler

Germany

March 10, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

The guide was really professional! I loved it
Maria Giovanna

Italy

March 10, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Sehr interessanter und lehrreicher Workshop in einer schönen Location. Ali hat uns sehr gut die Grundregeln der Parfum-Kreation vermittelt. Aus 60 unterschiedlichen Essenzen konnten wir ein individuelles Parfum kreieren. Auch die Abholung und Rückfahrt mit Mustafa hat wunderbar geklappt. Zudem wurden wir mit köstlichem Türkischem Kaffee, Tee und Konfekt verwöhnt. Wir können den Workshop ohne Vorbehalt weiterempfehlen.
Thomas

March 10, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Love it!! Highly recommend this activity, especially if you have done a lot of walking and sightseeing this a great way to rest the legs, learn something new, have fun and take home your own souvenir - 10/10!
Shareen

United Kingdom

March 10, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Ein absolutes Highlight! Ich bin ohne große Erwartungen hingegangen, aber wurde völlig überrascht und begeistert. Schon der Empfang war sehr freundlich, und wir wurden zum Workshop-Ort gebracht, der wunderschön und gemütlich war. Unser Guide Ali hat uns mit viel Wissen und Leidenschaft in die Welt der Düfte eingeführt, alles verständlich erklärt und uns jederzeit unterstützt. Die Erfahrung, meinen eigenen Duft zu kreieren, war unglaublich spannend – eine tolle Mischung aus Kreativität und Sinneserlebnis! Ich kann es wirklich jedem empfehlen!
Alina

Germany

March 10, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Çok keyifli bir etkinlikti.
GetYourGuide traveler

Turkey

March 9, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Amazing value and great experience creating a bespoke perfume, would highly recommend!
Goutham

March 9, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Mir (Patrick, 11 J.) hat es nicht so gefallen, weil ich meine kreative Idee (meine Skizze vom Mosaik-Sportauto mit Rädern) nicht aufkleben durfte, sondern Sterne uns Muster kleben musste. Obwohl mein Vater (Martin, 56. J.) der Kursleiterin meinen Wunsch erläutert hat, durfte ich meine Idee nicht umsetzen. Da musste ich weinen und fühle mich nicht ernst genommen und bloßgestellt. Obwohl das anderen Kindern in meinem Alter gewiss viel Spaß machen dürfte, finden wir, Ihr könnt ruhig mehr künstlerische Freiheit wagen und zulassen.
Martin

Germany

March 9, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

fantastic experience highly recommend
Libby

United Kingdom

March 9, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Çok keyifli bir Atölyeydi. Eğitmenimiz Beyzanur Hanım bize her konuda destek oldu. Gönül rahatlığı ile tercih edebilirsiniz.
Bilge

Turkey

March 9, 2025

Turkish Coffee Making & Fortune Telling Workshop

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Perfume Making Workshop review

Worth it!
Dinah

March 9, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Everything about this service was delightful! The lamps are easy to make under Beza’s guidance and the setting was delightful! Absolutely worth going!
Renee

United States

March 8, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Fantastic activity, well run and our instructor Beyzanur was excellent. Very enjoyable activity and 100% recommend
Cara

United Kingdom

March 8, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Activity was very fun, however there was no background of Turkish lamps given like it said there would be in the description.
Carly

United States

March 8, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Je recommande cette activité sans hésiter ! Nous avons passé un excellent moment dans une ambiance très conviviale à fabriquer notre propre souvenir d’Istanbul. Je le referai sans hésiter. Merci encore !
Nathalie

France

March 8, 2025

Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop review

the workshops were great, a big dose of knowledge about coffee and Turkish culture. Cool place, I recommend it. 🫶
Olga

Norway

March 7, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Ali was amazing! This was the best workshop I have ever done and enjoyed it so much. As someone who is into perfume, it was an amazing experience to understand the art of perfume making and create my own fragrance! This will be an experience to remember. Thank you!
Jay

United Kingdom

March 7, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Thank you Ali for leading the workshop for us. This was really enjoyable and required time and attention! Would recommend this to anyone
Jay

United Kingdom

March 7, 2025

Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop review

Mustafa was excellent! He went through some of the history and then taught us the art of Turkish coffee making. Really enjoyed it. Thanks again!
Jay

United Kingdom

March 7, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

I followed this workshop with my 3 teenager boys (17, 15 and 13 years old). The class was explained in good English, which all kids could easily understand. Although we were in a rather big group (21 persons), it was still possible to have the right attention for all participants so that everybody could create their own perfume. My boys loved the explanation, and that we had more than enough time to discover the scents to select the ones for our own personal perfume. This is a workshop that I can recommend doing with a small group, and even if you are on your own, because every participant is united in making his/her perfume, it creates a natural way to connect with people from around the globe, we had e.g. people from Lituania, Kazachstan, France, Germany with us. We also saw the participants of the 2 other workshops (coffee brew workshop and lanterns making), while these activities were less attractive for my kids, it seemed they were also performed with the same professionalism.
Tineke

March 7, 2025

Ebru Tote Bag Art Workshop

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Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Un super moment
GetYourGuide traveler

France

March 6, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Super leuke activiteit! Heel fijne mensen ontmoet, goed gelachen en vooral prachtige lampjes gemaakt. Alles was goed verzorgd: water, koffie en thee mochten we steeds bijvragen. We kregen ook steeds hulp en advies bij het maken van de lampjes. Ik raad het zeker aan!
Sofie

Belgium

March 6, 2025

Perfume Making Workshop review

Great experience, people working at Workshop are really cool, I'm obsessed with the scent I made 🫶 Thank you
Olga

Norway

March 6, 2025

Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop review

Ali war wirklich unglaublich! Er hat uns wundervoll an die Thematik herangeführt. Mit sehr viel Wissen und einer unnachahmlich angenehmen Art. Workshop war ein echter Volltreffer. Vor allem, da unsere Meinung nach, der türkische Kaffee eh der beste der Welt ist auch das Ambiente. Drumherum ist super. Von dem her volle Punktzahl.
Michael

Germany

March 6, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Loved the activity! It was very fun and everyone was lovely!
Sahana

United Kingdom

March 5, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

A atividade é super legal mas poderiam promover mais a interação do grupo e também compartilhar um pouco da história das lanternas, tradição e costumes turcos.
Leandra

Brazil

March 5, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

Amazing, super helpful and a must try
Anusha

United Kingdom

March 4, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

I loved the lamp workshop! Everyone was really nice and helpful, would definitely do it again.
Adriana

United Kingdom

March 4, 2025

Turkish Coffee Making and Fortune Telling Workshop review

Definitely recommending its interesting and end enjoyable.
GetYourGuide traveler

United Kingdom

March 4, 2025

Turkish Mosaic Lamp Workshop review

loved the whole thing!
Lianne

Turkey

March 4, 2025
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Are you the original Istanbul Workshops?

Yes, you are on the right page. We are the first brand under this name in Turkey. Our trademark is on file. The studio is in Üsküdar in Istanbul. Phone: +90 533 167 62 71. Site: istanbulworkshops.com.

Do you give a certificate of completion?

Yes, on request. At the end of the session we print a simple sheet with your name, the craft, and the guide's signature. No fee; just ask before the workshop ends. Guests often add it to their trip keepsake set.

How do I contact Istanbul Workshops?

The fast way to reach us is the contact form on our site. We reply in one work day. We also run a phone line. The line is open in studio hours. We help in English and Turkish on both routes.

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